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Albertville, AL, United States of America

Progress Rail Services Corporation


USPTO Granted Patents = 122

% Expired Patents = 7.4



Trademarks = 19

Forward Citations = 351

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131 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

goldMedal Mark Joseph Bartonek (15 out of 24 patents)

silverMedal Sidarta Fornari Beltramin (10 out of 14 patents)

bronzeMedal John William Brand (9 out of 39 patents)

4.  Brian Frank Weaver (9 out of 12 patents)

5.  Marc David Miller (7 out of 7 patents)

6.  John Franklin Kral (7 out of 8 patents)

7.  Donald John Arndt (7 out of 10 patents)

8.  Edward Constantine (6 out of 11 patents)

9.  Bradley Howard (6 out of 7 patents)

10.  Benjamin Paul Church (6 out of 11 patents)

11.  Harry Kirk Mathews, Jr (5 out of 86 patents)

12.  Sammy Akif (5 out of 8 patents)

13.  Pierino Gianni Bonanni (4 out of 38 patents)

14.  John Erik Hershey (4 out of 235 patents)

15.  Rolando Lopez (4 out of 4 patents)


Core Competencies:
Track Rail Fastening
Energy Management
Automatic Train Operation
Predictive Control
Hybrid Locomotives
Machine Learning
Thermal Imaging
Rail Clip Assembly
Event Recorder
Temperature Detection
Train Condition Monitoring
Crashworthy Systems

122 patents:

1. 12680234 - Anti-wiggle clip shoulder for rail fastener (2026-07-14),
2. 12606962 - Track rail fastening system and rail cushion for same (2026-04-21),
3. 12595628 - Track rail fastener structured for displacement restraint (2026-04-07),
4. 12435474 - Auto stow wings (2025-10-07),
5. 12325457 - Predictive control system visualization for automatic train operation (2025-06-10),
6. 12269521 - Optimizing a driving strategy for a hybrid diesel-electric locomotive and battery-electric locomotive consist (2025-04-08),
7. 12208458 - Rotating tool head (2025-01-28),
8. 12195067 - Real-time control of off-lining of locomotives for energy management (2025-01-14),
9. 12179817 - Hybrid consist tractive effort management (2024-12-31),
10. 12172684 - Managing vehicle energy use based on future energy demand (2024-12-24),
11. 12165085 - Train departure strategy in automatic driving system (2024-12-10),
12. 12152351 - Track rail fastening system having cantilevered third rail support bracket and direct fixation fastener assembly for same (2024-11-26),
13. 11999241 - Hybrid system to overhaul a DC locomotive (2024-06-04),
14. 11919552 - System and method for scoring train runs (2024-03-05),
15. 11858543 - System and method for controlling operations of a train using energy management machine learning models (2024-01-02),
Company Overview
Progress Rail Services Corporation, headquartered in Albertville, Alabama, specializes in the development and manufacturing of advanced rail fastening systems. The company focuses on enhancing rail infrastructure through innovative technologies such as track rail fastening, energy management, and automatic train operation. Progress Rail is also engaged in research areas including predictive control, hybrid locomotives, machine learning, and thermal imaging, contributing to the modernization and efficiency of rail transport systems.
Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 20 2026

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122 Patents

#1 in Albertville, AL

#14 in Alabama

#3,180 in US

#6,571 in the World

Albertville, AL (US)
Albertville, AL, United States of America

Progress Rail Services Corporation

Forward Citations = 351

131 inventors:

goldMedal Mark Joseph Bartonek (15 out of 24 patents)

silverMedal Sidarta Fornari Beltramin (10 out of 14 patents)

bronzeMedal John William Brand (9 out of 39 patents)

4.  Brian Frank Weaver (9 out of 12 patents)

5.  Marc David Miller (7 out of 7 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Progress Rail Services Corporation. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/progress-rail-services

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]
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